Teeth

[Spear Dane]

Wow!
I just read an article about the history of dentists & dental practices down through the centuries.

I have a couple 10lb. bottles of nitrous oxide here and I think a couple more wouldn't hurt a thing!
It seems up until the US civil war there wasn't much in the way of anesthesia...
I can see why pulling teeth was preferable to a root canal!

When a tooth root abscessed, apparently it was common to cut the gum back and use a carpenter chisel to remove root/bone.
Doesn't sound fun to me!
I don't want to be awake for that!

No, I believe I'll keep going to the dentist, couple hundred bucks a year doesn't seem like that much all the sudden! ...

Back in the days of wooden ships and iron men, the barber was also the dentist. In the movie "Master and Commander' the guy that was studying the anatomy book so feverishly so he could take out the round shot from Doctor Maturin was (in the books) said barber/dentist.

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

Back in the days of wooden ships and iron men, the barber was also the dentist. In the movie "Master and Commander' the guy that was studying the anatomy book so feverishly so he could take out the round shot from Doctor Maturin was (in the books) said barber/dentist.

 

[bonkers1919]

If you have Netflix, look for a documentary named ROOT CAUSE. Very interesting.............

 

[BluedSteel]

Good oral care has other benefits. For a long time it has been known that the same bacteria that causes gum disease can inflame and damage the valves of the heart.

Now it seems they have found a link to Alzheimer's disease too. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/264164.php

 

[SmileDocHill]

If you have Netflix, look for a documentary named ROOT CAUSE. Very interesting.............

And all bs. Seriously, all of it. https://www.todaysrdh.com/root-cause-netflix-documentary-lets-review-the-science/